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Published on 15:24 GMT
New Caledonia: Six questions to understand the current crisis
The French overseas territory of New Caledonia, which had been under an increasingly tense situation for several months, has been overwhelmed by riots since Monday, May 13. This wave of unrest erupted just as the Assemblée Nationale was about to vote on a …
Source: Le Monde - Center-left -
Published on 13:41 GMT
South Pacific countries are watching France and how it handles New Caledonia situation
To an outside observer, South Pacific countries' relative silence on the situation in New Caledonia could be interpreted as a form of detachment. On the contrary, those who are familiar with the region have noticed that the first statements were made …
Source: Le Monde - Center-left -
Published on 10:18 GMT
Deadly Clashes in New Caledonia Raise Fears of Civil War
A chocolate factory and a soda bottling plant set on fire. Molotov cocktails thrown at the police, and prisoners taking guards hostage. Five people dead. As protests against French control boiled over this week in New Caledonia, the South Pacific …
Source: The New York Times - Neutral -
Published on 11:45 GMT
Parts of New Caledonia out of state control as France sends in reinforcements – video
Tensions remained high in Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia, on Friday after days of riots as the French government’s representative said areas of the Pacific territory had “escaped” state control. Louis Le Franc, the high commissioner, announced that …
Source: The Guardian - Center-left -
Published on 10:24 GMT
New Caledonia's economy is collapsing
The burnt-out premises of a car dealership in Nouméa, May 14, 2024. THEO ROUBY / AFP In the early hours of Tuesday, May 14, the manager of a small business on the outskirts of the New Caledonian capital of Nouméa could barely speak as she stared at the …
Source: Le Monde - Center-left -
Published on 09:24 GMT
More French police arrive in New Caledonia amid riots
Source: BBC - Public Broadcaster -
Published on 08:29 GMT
New Caledonia riots: parts of territory ‘out of state control’, French representative says
Tensions remained high in Nouméa, the capital of New Caledonia, on Friday after days of riots as the French government’s representative said areas of the Pacific territory have “escaped” state control. Louis Le Franc, high commissioner of the Republic in …
Source: The Guardian - Center-left -
Published on 18:37 GMT
Tourists trapped by New Caledonia unrest feel ‘abandoned’ by NZ
By Lauren Crimp , RNZ News reporter New Zealanders stuck among riots and civil unrest in New Caledonia’s capital say they feel abandoned by their own country, having received little help from the government. Nouméa descended into chaos on Monday, with …
Source: Asia Pacific Report - Neutral -
Published on 12:55 GMT
Kanaky in flames: Five takeaways from the New Caledonia independence riots
ANALYSIS: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report Jean-Marie Tjibaou, a revered Kanak visionary, was inspirational to indigenous Pacific political activists across Oceania, just like Tongan anthropologist and writer Epeli Hao’ofa was to cultural …
Source: Asia Pacific Report - Neutral